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Week-end Soccer
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1950.
BOOKMAKERS' MISFORTUNE
WEEK-END SOFTBALL
KITCHEE MEET THE SAINTS
THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE CHALLENGE SHIELD FINAL
By “UNOMI”
The Easter Holiday week-end soccer programme has been careful- ly planned out by the HKFA and it contains something to suit all tastes, .
The Challenge Shield Finals, both Senior and Junior, will be played this afternoon at the Club ground, Happy Valley. These should provide a perfect afternoon's treat for the huge crowd expected.
Kitchee, who have already won the First Division League Championship, meel that grand cup-fighting team, St Joseph's, in the Senior Shield. Little need be said of the prowess of Kitchee, who start off today's game as the favourites,
The team is strong in every department, especially the defence which has con- In the Shield matches ceded the least amount of gouls in the League this season. they have scored seven goals and have had two scored against them.
St. Joseph' have the knack of the Army team
will be inf Army went all out for that all-important goal to give them
of rising to the occasion, as was the English line-up. shown by their brilliant 5-0 win over Rowan Motor Bus in the semi-final. Their godt record for the competition is eight for The Saints
China are the holders of this!
and the t have been dogged by injuries this semon but are sure to field
a strong side today.
JUNIOR THRILLER
a draw, but Kwik and Com- trophy and will no doly held held out and a late goal their stronger side in unter to the e. retain custody of it.
LAST WEEK'S FINAL
The Memorial Cup final Insti
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by Lee Tal-fai Anally settler
FIGHTING SPIRIT
Seldon Jins a team shown Smartay rept capacity erased much fiting spirit a these i on 11s toc for the full 903
The Chinese retained Army Inde, Brown, who started off at outside-right and then
The Junior Shield will be af minutes. tirler, an
ed a hat leiek, each goal a gem
inch of the of opportunism.
all-Services duel custody of the trophy for one moved to centre-forward, collecl- between Army and Commandos, more year, but the Army made Army have cared 14 goals in them Bight every the Shield and have had none way. scored against them whereas the Cernandes have the proud re- cord of 18 for and four ngalust.
where
The winners, with the excep- Why did the Army Inside- fiou of the right-back position men not swing the hall about "Flash Harry" was and make full use of their win- put up the gers instead of trying too much Both teams possess strong for- notable absentee,
team they could dribbling? ward thes und we are sure of strongest plenty of goat-mouth thrills. It possibly play on the field and is anybody's game, but I think thanks to their excellent coin- drst-time tackling of the nation and skill, inished the Commandos
upert theganie with the score 5-3 in their Auny.
the
may
On Monday, the final of the International Cup
China,
favour.
Mardsen was a winner in this respect. Fairbrother was shaky at times in goal and might have saved at least two of the coun-" ters.
Al one stage of the game the
The game contained every- will take Chinese were leading by 4thling a cup final should possess: place ni Shokumpoo-England'v. but a few positional chamtes by good, elever football, plenty of
the opgezition worked wonders This game is sure to draw and they managed to take the fals and thrilling incidents ani
penalty kick thrawn large crowd, especially after the; ruck-lika defence and shim on good luck. The match wit long are display put up by the Army another two goals to make the
be remembered, against China last week. A few core 4-3.
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International Finals Are
The Main
Attraction
Of The Week-end
BY
STARDUST”
The finals of the International Softball series in both the men's and women's divisions will form the main attruction at King's Park during the Easter Holidays, The men's section will see a strong Pakistan squad meeting Portugal, Inal year's winners, on Easter Monday at 2.30 p.m. while the British belles take the Lusitaniannes, two-time champions of the "Bill Woo International Shield", on the same day. This is the day when Portugal will defond both the men's and women's. titles.
The two Senior League play-1 Mentor Charlie Figueiredo is AT FIRST BASE offs should also provide much not yet certain of his infield excitement on Holy Saturday quartet, but it is more than
1ጊ the four teams Aght for likely that it will be a 100 per- the top place. The draw is as cent Braves out, with Carl follow#:-
Yvanovich,
"Peewee" Tony Alves, Junior Remedios ant Tony Osmund-unless Fluciredn is prepared to sacrifice close- knit team-work for power lugging, in which case Gerry talent (Langenberg will probably guard
AT CBA GROUND 11.30 R.m. Braves v. Jaguars 2.30 p.in. St Joseph's Americans.
With ដ wenith of
V.
draw upon, the Lusitanians are
a powerful contestant for the the hot corner. fan of the Hongkong & Shung-
Shield
Hotels
The outfield berths will be against Parkistan, last year's runners- difficult to decide as most of the available fly-shaggers are first-
hal
up.
be
the
In the pitching department, raters. If hitting power is to the staff consists of Vic Pedruco laken as a criterion,
Kelly Silva-Netlo positions will be filled by Rennie Sequeira, Spikes Guterres and Juty Franco (St
Gerry
Brat Roza-Pereira, the and Edo Almeida (Braves) with Frankie Samba" two nared being among the Big Correa (Jaguars). Ray Silva-Five of the Bating Averages. Nello (Madenps), Pepy Malig Pakistan whipped Great (St Teresa's) and
Avich Britain in the first round, and Yeanovich (Braves) as ballery-will have "good chance of mates.
taking the coveted shield from Portugal. They have a star- studded line-up, and with the Saluts' combination of Sherry Bucks
to backstopper "Capone" Rumjah, have every chance of
victory Portugal.
ONLY THE MUGS MUST HAVE pitching, ie, het opper
A BIT ON EVERY RACE
SAYS
CLIVE GRAHAM
London--For the next eight months, the racehorse backer (homo - semi- sapiens) will happily make play with his theories, his systems, and his hunches.
God A. P. Herbert once described the racehorse "an instrument by
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The fickleness, the fits of designed, to redistribute wealth among mankind." temperament, the vagaries of this beautiful creature are notorious.
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The mental processes of the they say. When the time comes people who bet on there horses for one of their own horses to are, however, equally unreliable run, they reckon that they are
in a position to suni and unpredictable.
all the Some backers and they prospects Include sucit knowledgeablij accurately. personalities of the Turf AS racehorse-owners and trainers- cannot bear to miss a winner.
They feel compelled to het in every race, and very often, back not one but two or three horses. !
They would sooner back losers than is the opportunity of a winner. This is a mistrike,
COMMONPLACE
It is a commonplace at the ek pk te la' rucing to hear some buckers declare: "I had every winner, but I still lost money on the day."
itr trainers who bet Those every race claim that it is in their own interest to do ro, włu lose. "It makes one watch every race so much more closely,"
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This is Beautiful Joyce Guest, a star attraction of the International Final on Monday when she will be at first base on Bri- tain's team against Portu- gal.
Joyce, who is with the Squaw's in the League, is the daughter of "Bertie". Guest, all-round sports man and president of the Hongkong Hockey Asso- ciation.
outfeld. Under the management of Skelly Haznek, Pakistan supporters need have no qualms of their representa- |tives failing to give of their best, the Peninsula Hotel on April 20. The expected rlarting line-ups] Tickets are now on sale and table reservations may be made direct to the Hotel by telephone. Pakistan:-Sherry Bucks (p) and Capone Rumjahn (c) (St The Dance Committee, headed Joesph's): Coffee Bakar (1b) by Mrs Carmen Molthen, wife (Pak S. C.): Barney Abbas (26) of the President of the K Soft- Juntur Markar hall Association, Is working
the most Canadiane);
(es) (Canaitians); Denny Omar very hard to make if a big hit (36) (St Joseph's); Jindoo for the climax of the closing Hussain (11) (St Joseph's); suftball session. "Tiger" Hussain (ef) (Cana Players
and fans who desire obtain taine dians) and "Modest" Khm (f) tickets should
through their team manager. (Pak S. C.).
who shoul advise the Dance ( Committee of their require-
ments.
A rece in France some 12 years nro comes vividly to mind. The affair was "lxed" for one par- horse to win. them- culor
Another prolife section of the horse fanciers army is the "1" brigade. These work: selves into a state of petulance at the least provocation.
vishing Innocent, I was given a thirk wad of notes to bet on the tole at the last moment. τους
appars
that while the
Fores were at the starting post
Portugal--Vic Pedruco As and Frankie "Samba" Corren
(1b) (Braves); (c) (Jagunes); Carl Yvanovich
The Artur "Mighty
Souvenir Programine, Alom" Ozorio (2b) ( which is being prepared, will It is Joseph's); Junior Remedies (59) comprise 48 pages and
and Tony Osmund hoped to include as many group (Braves): 13b) (Braves); Lionel "Jive photographs as possible. King" Sequeira (10) (Jaguars); Spikes Guterres (ef) (Braves) In the programme are featured and either Gerry Roza-Pereira four pages of general review of {rt}
(St Teresa's) or George the softball season by scribes of "Strawberry" Souza (rl)
President's (St the four papers. The
foreword is another interesting Joseph's).
item in the programme. Thank
Gilly must be given to Mis3 Winglee and Mrs Theima Watson for making this Souvenir programme a big hit.
To co sympathetically to their stories one needs a heart of pre-cast concrete. They roem one of the jockeys made n to revel in their complicated slighting reference about the girl misfortunes. "If the horse hadn't friend of another rider, fallen."
they hadn't
bealed argument developed, in listened to
nad so."..."If the which the other jockeys joined had only ridden his Jockey
butler...they would mount have
struck il rich and, incidentally, untaxed).
SYSTEM FIENDS
By the time the 13ce started, the great
money-making plan had been forgotten. and a the furious Anish which ensued the "good thing" was not even nunong the first three.
DISTAFF SIDE
In the Ladies' Section. Portugal, holders of "Bill Woo
Thirdly, there are the system- A sad figure on the stands tore Shick, should find the going Some of them believe up a sheaf of tote-tickets and easy against the red, white and Bendis. in finding winners from the times grimly recalled that phrase blue belles. taken by horses to run their about "The glorious uncertainty previous races, moking allow of the Turf."
that unless photographs are re-
Team managers are reminded
eclved within the next few days, they will not be included in the Portugal Inve a first-class Souvenir Programme. ances for wind, weather, and
(battery in Theresa "Gorgeous going.
This well-worn cliche
Ex-Terry' (as she is now known) plains, however, much of the Noronha and Patsy "Ant"! Others have a staking-plan on fascination of racing to the Ribeiro, backed by several top racing correspondents' nap average backer. selections.
Another man I know, a timber
in the race.
performers drawn from the Wahoos, Wildcats, St Teresa's
The backer, you see, in his and Squaws. Horses the third letter of own estimation is hardly ever i whose name is "R" exercise a wrong. He knows thent the The British belles will have mingle influence.
horse he has chosen is the best Dolly "Southpaw" Brown pitching to Thelma Coelho. merchant, backs every horse If wins. he can indulge in Peggy "Peg o' my heart" Barros, whose name is in any way con- the
of self-cen. Joan Eager, Margie Xavier, June Thelma Watson, Nora Bulldeath, satisfaction neeted with wood. Crazy? He gratulation When, more fre- | 20 I doesn't think so. He won quently, it loswell, there Guest, | £4,500 in a double a few weeks fire umpteen explanations.
BJKO.
IN A MINORITY
But, also, such excuses do not help to pay the rent.
Lee, Nortle Simmoms, Joyce Dorothy Park, Betty Park, Bobby Lee, Shella Howard and Gilly Wingtee will form the bockbone of the team.
The Junior League Play-off will be another feature in this softball fixtures, Rexes will meet the winners of
In the last five years a signi- Professional backers are in leant percentage of racing's ntinorily, They are virtually heavier punters have "decided" week-end's bookmakers in reverse. They to retire from betting. have to be well informed. And Many of them had the mis-the Blackhawka-Jagunts game They take every advantage of fortune to enjoy novice's luck. on Easter Monday as a curtain the changes in the betting. Naturally, they began to think raiser for the International that they had found a sure way Series Final. The Blackhawks- to easy money, and plenty of it.Jeptors tussle will be played on
Thursday. RUINOUS POLICY
of this har Even members dened breed have their folbles. Last year one of the motore straight home and slayed in beri for a week after a horse which he had barked was disqualified for bumping.
say
The Inter-Hong and the
wilt
see a
No one can expect to average Midgets Longues more than one winner in three full card of games as the Hongs Tuces,
Too swing into their fifth week and the bookies. many bets at short odds-It's a the latter into their fourth dur- And they have their cycles of ruinous polley.
ing the Easter Holidays. good and bad luck with the rest Remember in the coming of us.
months to pick your races with enre. Only mugs expect to win all the time.
Luck, after all, is the one vital ausul to anyone who hopes to win money by backing horses.
K.
CANNON
THEY SHOULO BE THE LAST WE SEE OF CANNON
AND HIS FRIEND!
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Preparations are under way the Annual Softball Presentation Dance to be held at
for
Arthur Peall says:
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